The 15 Best Ethical & Vegan Watch Companies
Nowadays a wristwatch is a part of our look and we want it to be stylish. But do you think about the materials and the environment when buying a wristwatch? There are a lot of vegan and ethical watch brands. If you prefer a vegan lifestyle or you are just interested in the health of our planet, it’s time to consider buying an ethically-made and eco-friendly watch. As there are many alternatives for watches and materials used in them, we created a list of the 15 best ethical and vegan watch companies.
1. Olivia and Burton Watches
This brand is more like a luxury vegan watch brand and as by look of it, you can say that it’s femininity and simple but at the same time elegant wristwatch to wear. This beautiful vegan-friendly collection including the 3D Daisy, Big Dial White Dial, and Enchanted Garden watches makes a perfect outlook. Using vegan leather straps, Olivia and Burton Watches come in different styles and designs, which will suit every woman.
2. Votch vegan watch
Votch has one of the most successful vegan and ethical watch collections because of the various designs, colors and touching story of the company. What’s the story? They not only make unisex timepieces but also environment-friendly watches, where the profit of sold production is donated in 10% of the profit to charities they partner every three months, particularly, animal shelter or anti-poaching NGO, which is something different from other watch brands. Votch vegan watch is a fashionable and suitable watch for both men and women.
3. LIAN & MEZ
LIAN & MEZ is a vegan sustainable watch company. It’s a world’s first sustainable company that combines German craftsmanship and the innovative material Pinatex, made from pineapple leaf fibers. It’s a great alternative for different materials because comparing to other materials Pinatex leather is almost just as durable as usual leather and other materials. The biggest advantage of this watch brand is that you can choose colors for the case, dial, indices, and strap you like. This kind of wristwatch will add a special touch in your look.
4. TIVC
TIVC or Time For Change is a great example of how to produce environment-friendly wristwatches. They created a collection of cruelty-free, vegan leather watches and also other vegan leather goods. They promote compassionate and positive change in your life by protecting the ones who live on the earth with us. Their watches have not only vegan leather straps but also have eco-friendly and ethically produced watch cases. They are making cases from 100% recycled aluminum. Watch straps are made from ultra-fine fiber bundles, high-grade polyurethane as well as raw and recycled materials. Because every material they use in watches can be recycled, these kinds of watch brands are loved by animal and nature lovers. By wearing a watch like this it’s a great way how to express your values and feelings about the environment.
5. Eone Time
While other companies focus on design, colors, styles, materials, Eone is focusing not only on these previously mentioned things but they are doing something different and special for many. Founder Hyungsoo Kim created watches for people who are blind. He created a timepiece that everyone could use- whether they are sighted or not. It is a unique and useful watch for those who have vision impairments. They are perfect watches for those who like classical timepieces and accessories. It’s Eone time!
6. Ovi wooden watches
Watches made by Ovi are handcrafted and every product is made with love and effort put in. The company is environment- friendly. Wristwatch cases are made of sustainable hardwood but straps are crafted from vegetable-tanned calfskin leather without any harmful chemicals used in them. As Ovi is an environment-friendly company, they not only use nature-friendly materials but they also have a program called “Buy one. Plant one” which means they plant a tree with each purchase. Ovi wooden watches are perfect for those who are concerned about our planet.
7. Wewood wooden watches
WeWood was established in Florence, Italy in 2009 and is the first company that started to create wooden watches. The company has eco-friendly watch collection made from recycled materials. Also this company plant a tree with every purchase made and by 2020 their goal is to plant at least one million trees. Wewood wooden watches are a great choice for those who appreciate natural materials and love original style.
8. Sprout
Sprout watches are constructed from sustainable materials that are both friendly for animals and earth as well. These are not only vegan but also eco-friendly watches for everyone. Using materials such as biodegradable corn resin, bamboo, cork, organic cotton, conflict-free diamonds, and Swarovski’s Advanced Lead-Free Crystal provide not unique looking and eco-friendly wristwatch but also strength. Even there are some of the watches that are not 100% vegan, all of the other timepieces are 100% vegan. These watches are stylish even for everyone not only vegans and they come in various colors as well. They fit on different sizes of wrists and are in price that is easily affordable for most. It may be a great gift or accessory for your own.
9. ZIIIRO
Wristwatches for animal-loving fashionistas. Each piece is designed to survive the test of time, whilst also being unique in appearance and style. In 2010 the company started to focus on making fun watches with a bold, futuristic vibe. These watches are made of stainless steel and silicone. They display two swirls that move inside the dial: the inner swirl represents the current hour, while the outer swirl displays the minutes so that a continuous gradient movement is going on with this watch. It has a mysterious at the same time minimalism look. ZIIIRO will suit perfectly for those who prefer something unusual in their looks.
10. Jason Hyde
The company’s core values of simplicity, sustainability, and care for the planet, led the company to a strap that has it all: Biodegradable wool without the use of any chemicals. Cork: 100% natural plant tissue, an amazing environmental product. Watch straps are unique because of the time each following bark needs to be processed it takes 9 years to have two identical corks. Jason Hyde also maintains a cool temperature and will feel free and sweat-free on the wrist.
11. Jord
Jord is a premium designer of hand-crafted wood watches for ladies. Using 13 different kinds of wood in their watches, they’re made with a unique, integrated steel case on the inside, meaning they are durable and long-lasting watches to wear. Jord watches are making not only their ethical and vegan collection but also make wooden bands for Apple Watch.
12. Hurtig Lane
Hurtig Lane is a vegan watch brand located in Barcelona, which makes wristwatches with stainless steel back and case, with no alloy used in them, so they won’t bubble or lose their color. Their collection is made for both women and men which includes different kinds of material straps such as metallic, rubber and fabric, as well as vegan leather. It’s a stylish, fashionable and long-lasting wristwatch, suiting for different kinds of occasions.
13. Aubry Watch
Aubry is a vegan and cruelty-free accessory company which released their first collection of vegan and cruelty-free watches in 2017. The collection has become loved by many vegans and animal lovers. The collection has more than 50 different styles and they all have straps that are interchangeable and easily adjustable, so you can mix and match to whatever you like to. They are beautifully simple and with the range of interchangeable vegan leather and stainless steel mesh straps. Aubry watch can be easily customized to suit your style.
14. Baume
Baume company provides unique and personalized watches for both men and women that are eco-friendly and sustainable with only natural and recycled materials used in the manufacturing process. The company is dedicated to challenging the traditional process of making timepieces by avoiding the use of exotic materials and precious metals. As they say “Ethics is at the heart of our watches.” with continuously developing designs these watches have earned love and respect from society.
15. Dan & Mez
DAN & MÉZ is based on strong values when it comes to ethics and sustainability. Founders, Daniel Madonia, and Clemens Kohlbacher are the ones who want to make changes in the watch industry, by providing stylish alternatives that don’t do any harm to animals and nature. The use of 100% vegan leather straps such as Pinatex. Not only they have vegan straps but also they have recycled packaging and they continue to work on more exclusive wooden cases that look even nice and are meant to keep a lifetime. It’s a great choice for a nature lover and lifestyle of vegan.
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